Madagascar vs South Asia: Mortality rate, infant
Madagascar
43 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
South Asia
23.2 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Madagascar rank
21st
South Asia rank
24th
Mortality rate, infant over time
- Madagascar
- South Asia
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 43 per 1,000 live births against 23.2 per 1,000 live births in South Asia, a difference of 19.8 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.9 times South Asia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Madagascar ahead.
Madagascar ranks 21st and South Asia ranks 24th of 197 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 3 and South Asia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | South Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 79.91 per 1,000 live births | 76.32 per 1,000 live births | 3.59 per 1,000 live births | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 55.59 per 1,000 live births | 55.66 per 1,000 live births | 0.07 per 1,000 live births | South Asia |
| 2010s | 44.27 per 1,000 live births | 36.38 per 1,000 live births | 7.89 per 1,000 live births | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 43.9 per 1,000 live births | 25.3 per 1,000 live births | 18.6 per 1,000 live births | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, infant, Madagascar or South Asia?
- Madagascar, at 43 per 1,000 live births against 23.2 per 1,000 live births in South Asia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, infant between Madagascar and South Asia?
- 19.8 per 1,000 live births, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and South Asia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Madagascar and South Asia rank globally for mortality rate, infant?
- Madagascar ranks 21st and South Asia ranks 24th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.